Saachi Shetty

2 weeks ago | shethepeople.tv | Saachi Shetty

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2 weeks ago | shethepeople.tv | Saachi Shetty

I remember a monsoon day on a crowded bus—the scent of wet earth mingling with the presence of unfamiliar bodies. I was too young to understand the strange shape beneath a man’s lungi. I thought it was an umbrella. But now, I know. That moment, confused, silent, was my first lesson in the unspoken language of shame that women in India are taught to speak fluently.

1 month ago | youthkiawaaz.com | Saachi Shetty

1 month ago | youthkiawaaz.com | Saachi Shetty

Aug 18, 2024 | shethepeople.tv | Saachi Shetty

Colonialism and its imposition of the superiority of lighter skin tones have played a significant role in normalising fair skin as the defining standard of beauty and acceptance. And all of this begins at home—the moment a child is born, relatives start comparing siblings’ skin colour because, the truth is, colourism runs deeper than superficial. As lighter skin tones are interpreted as beautiful, dark-skinned women are excluded from the category of beauty.